Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

UNDER the laws of Pennsylvania any per-
son convicted OF selling deadly weapons or
explosives TO persons under Ii years of age is
punishable 10y fine not exceeding $500.
A SCIENTIST says that Mauna Loa, the
Sandwich Island volcano throws mud A, 900
miles. An Omaha journalist adds that the
volcano ought TO apply for a situation in tho
Office of his local rival newspaper.
ONE of the richest widows in Cincinnati
lives IN 4 garnet room, lends her money at 10
per cent. interest, and'makes a couple of sau-
sages last her a whole week for meat She
refuses al offer of marriage about every other
day.
A STORM DRIVEN PARTRIDGE took refuge on
an apple tree just outside the window OF a
sick woman in Unity. Me. and the tender
hearted nyaid saw the tired bird and sent
the hlred man to shoot it, She said that she
had been wishing for bit of bird for ever so
Ong.
MEMBERS OF the Women's Christian Tenn
pcrance Union Of Moorestown, n. j. told a
saloon keeper that if ne would sign the pledQ
they would buy his stock o: liquors AT the
market price. He took them at their word
and the fire water was all poured into the
gutter.
THE retired list OF the navy is swelling.
There are nfty Rear Admirals. fifteen Com
mOdores, fourteen Captains. twelve Com
manders, twenty Lieutenant Commanders,
forty-one LieutenAnts, forty-sX Surgeons
twenty Paymasters and seycnty-twO En-
glneers.
SINCE the union few years ago the
Mcthodists constitute the largest religious
deuoPl nation in Ontario, Canada, and they
are, It appoars, making the most rapid pro-
gress. The Presbyterians come next. The
AngIcans are tnird in size. and said to be the
tard est in growth. The Roman Catholics are
fourth. The Congregationalistsa and Baptists
have not taken very firm hold of Canadian
soil a. yet.
THE Bangor Mel Commercial says snow
pow down on the Mount Desert branch cut
up a curious freak the other day. II was
bowling alongIahead of q train, and all OF
sudden waltzed up on n big snow drift and
turned a couple OF somersaults, landing bv
the side OF the track. The trainmen looked
at the thing in astouishment for time, and
then, upon recovering their senses, took line
ana went up and made she plOw fast TO tree
30 that the melting snow would not let it
down upon the track.
EMILE LABICHE does not think much of the
dramatic censorship. One o + his plays was
objected to, during the Empire, because u
character in IL was called "as vind ctive as a
Corsican." ut is impossible TO allow that TO
pass" said the Censor, ION account OF the
Emperor, who is OF Corsican origin" "Well
let us say as vindictive as a spaniard," M.
Labiche replied. And the Empressp" queried
the Censor. LET us then put 1t vindictive as
an Auvergnat." "But what about NJ.
Rouher2" again asked the puzzled Censor.
"Put down what you like" rejoined the
author. and the Censor chose comparison
according TO his own within and fancy.
THE Empress OF Austria is very proud Of
the produce of her fine Schoenbrunn farm.
She recently sent fine ham. weighing
twenty-five pounds. to her sister, addressed:
''To the Countess do TRAM, at Baden, from
her sister the Empress of Austria" but the
certificate OF origin which should have accom-
panied u was forgotten, and the customs OFF,
GERS NJ Limbach detained the parcel. and sent
20 the Inspector OF Markets OF Vienna n
printed form, which, filled mp, read as fol-
lows: "A parcel Is lying al the Customs
addressed 10 the Countess de TRAM. Please
inform us II the sender. the Empress OF AUS
trla. resides az Vienna and he pork butcher
By trade.n A satisfactory answer wah re-